Händel-Gesellschaft

A title page of Händelgesellschaft volume 1 (1858)

Page from Händelgesellschaft volume 1 (1858) – showing the work contained in the volume: Handel's oratorio Susanna

Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of George Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone (Chrysander was the major contributor for almost all of the volumes). The wording on the title page of the volumes is "Georg Friedrich Händel's Werke. Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft" which translates as "Georg Friedrich Handel's works. Edition of the German Handel Society". Chrysander's work has been criticised, however the scale of his achievement is also praised. The collection's abbreviation of "HG" can be used to identify individual works by Handel; for example Handel's Messiah can be referred to as "HG xlv" (with the Roman numerals "xlv" indicating that the work is in volume 45).^[1] For practical use, the HG system has been superseded by the HWV numbering system. The 105 volumes do not contain the complete works of Handel—with at least 250 of his works unpublished in the collection.

History

Before the Händelgesellschaft, at least two collected editions of Handel's works had been produced. Samuel Arnold's 180-volume collection was produced between 1787 and 1797—however, it was far from complete, and included, for example, only five of Handel's 42 Italian operas.^[2] The other major collection was produced by the English Handel Society (founded by Sir George Macfarren) between 1843 and 1858—however, it too was incomplete.^[3]

In 1856, the Händel-Gesellschaft was founded by Chrysander and the literary historian Georg Gottfried Gervinus (with Chrysander the only active editor).^[4]

The society

Despite the reference to a "society" in the name of the Händel-Gesellschaft (including a board of directors), the edition was produced almost entirely by Chrysander, who carried on publication of the edition even when the society dropped out of the project.^[5] Chrysander set up an office in the garden at his home, and from 1862 onwards personally superintended the engraving and printing of the edition.^[6] Additionally, he sold fruits and vegetables raised in his garden to derive further income during the years of publication.^[7]

The first volume (1858) was prepared by Julius Rietz (although with results that displeased Chrysander).^[8] Max Seiffert assisted with some of the later editing.^[9]

Due to its being more comprehensive than previous collections, the Händel-Gesellschaft edition was long considered the standard reference for Handel's works. When the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe was inaugurated in 1955, it was at first intended as a supplement to Chrysander's work, and only later (in 1958) became a full critical edition in its own right.^[10]

Criticism

Some have criticised Chrysander's efforts, with one writer commenting that "he was an autocrat, a law into himself, who often made his selection according to his desires, who altered and revised at will, and who even falsified documents to suit his purposes,"^[11] and another criticising his "arbitrary selection of material in the more complex works and his failure to explain his methods."^[12]

There are also problems such as the renumbering of the chamber sonatas originally published by Handel as his Op. 1 and Op. 2; for example, the Trio sonata in B flat for two violins and continuo, Op. 2 no. 3, appears in the Händel-Gesellschaft edition as Op. 2 no. 4. These renumberings by Chrysander resulted in confusion which still persists.^[13]

The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition comments that "The complete edition of the German Handelgesellschaft suffers from being the work of one man who would not recognize that his task was beyond any single man's power ... Yet Chrysander's services in the restoration of Handel are beyond praise".^[14]

Structure of the society

Volume 1, page 13 of the Händelgesellschaft (1858) – detailing the structure of the society

At the time of the publication of the first volume of the Händelgesellschaft in 1858, the society was run by directors and a committee. The following details were taken from information printed in the first volume:

Directors

The directors (German: directorium) were:

Jul. Rietz, Vorsitzender (president)
M. Hauptmann, Sekretaer (secretary)
Breitkopf & Härtel, Cassirer
Fr. Chrysander
G. G. Gervinus

Committee

The 27 committee members (German: ausschuss) were:

C. F. Becker in Leipzig	Director J. F. Kittl in Prag	Prof. J. Moscheles in Leipzig
Prof. L. Bischoff in Cöln	Dr. E. Krüger in Aurich	Musikdirector G. D. Otten in Hamburg
Dr. Faisst in Stuttgart	Gen.-Musikdirector Fr. Lachnerin München	Graf von Redern in Berlin
Musikdirector R. Franz in Halle	Kapellmeister V. Lachner in Mannheim	Musikdirector F. W. Rühl in Frankfurt a. M.
C. P. G. Grädener in Hamburg	Hofkapellmeister Dr. Liszt in Weimar	Victor Schoelcher in London
Musikdirector H. Giehne in Carlsrube	Prof. Jul. Maier in München	Schnyder von Wartensee in Frankfurt a.M.
Kapellmeister Fr. Hauser in München	Musikdirector C. A. Mangold in Darmstadt	Musikdirector E. Sobolewski in Bremen
Kapellmeister Fr. Hiller in Cöln	Musikdirector Fr. Marpurg in Mainz	Musikdirector Jul Stern in Berlin
Prof. O. Jahn in Bonn	Gen.-Musikdirector G. Meyerbeer in Berlin	Hofkapellmeister A. Wehner in Hannover

The structure of the society was printed in the following fifteen volumes: 1, 5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23, 28, 34, 36, 56, 65, 71 and 76.

Volumes

The publications were labelled as "Lieferung" (which is German for "consignment" or "delivery") followed by a Roman numeral indicating the volume number. For example the fourth volume (containing the oratorio Hercules) was labelled as "Lieferung IV". The volumes are also sometimes referred to as "Bands".

Unless stated in the table below, Chrysander wrote a foreword for each volume. All volumes are in German, however most (again indicated below) include various English translations. Where a volume contains more than one work, the ordering of the HWV numbers indicate the order in which the works were published within the volume. The original German spelling of the volume titles has been retained.

The 105 volumes (which includes six supplement volumes) published in the Händelgesellschaft are (note that volume 49 was never published):

Vol.	Title	Foreword date	Publisher	Genre	Pages	Notes and works (including HWV numbers).
001I	Susanna	1858-10-1616 Oct 1858	The society	Oratorio	251251	Contains the score (on 216 pages) for the oratorio Susanna (HWV 66). The volume begins with three pages of text (in German) titled "Ankündigung" and "einer vollständigen Ausgabe von Händel's Werken" (meaning "Announcement" and "a complete edition of Handel's works"). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
002II	Klavierstücke	1859-02-2323 Feb 1859	The society	Keyboard (solo)	189189	Contains the score (on 174 pages) of some of Handel's keyboard works. The volume begins with a page (in German) from the Breitkoft & Härtel company titled "An die Mitglieder der deutschen Händelgesellschaft" (meaning "To the members of the German Handel Society"). Under the heading Erste Sammlung (First Collection) are the following eight works:^[15] Suite de pièce Vol. 1: HWV 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433 Under the heading Zweite Sammlung (Second Collection) are the following nine works:^[15] Suite de pièce Vol. 2: HWV 494 & 434/4, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442 (HWV 437 contains Handel's famous Sarabande) Under the heading Dritts Sammlung (Third Collection) are the following twelve works:^[15] HWV 447, 452, 483, 490, 485, 575 & 496, ?, 481, 574, 585, 577, 578 Under the heading Vierte Sammlung (Fourth Collection) are the following six works:^[15] Fuga I – VI: HWV 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610
003III	Acis und Galatea. Pastoral	1859-03-2525 Mar 1859	The society	Masque	151151	Contains the score (on 132 pages) for the pastoral masque Acis und Galatea (HWV 49). There is no indication of who wrote the foreword. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
004IV	Herakles	1859-08-011 Aug 1859	The society	Oratorio	286286	Contains the score (on 262 pages) for the oratorio Hercules (HWV 60). There is no indication of who wrote the foreword. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
005V	Athalia	1859-11-011 Nov 1859	The society	Oratorio	240240	Contains the score (on 215 pages) for the oratorio Athalia (HWV 52). There is no indication of who wrote the foreword. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
006VI	L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato	1859-12-2626 Dec 1859	The society	Oratorio	208208	Contains the score (on 180 pages) for the oratorio L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (HWV 55). The score includes a seven-page appendix. There is no indication of who wrote the foreword. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
007VII	Semele	1860-07-011 Jul 1860	The society	Oratorio	260260	Contains the score (on 234 pages) for the oratorio Semele (HWV 58). Contains a brief foreword by Richter. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
008VIII	Theodora	1860-12-3131 Dec 1860	The society	Oratorio	246246	Contains the score (on 223 pages) for the oratorio Theodora (HWV 68). The score includes a three-page appendix. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
009IX	Passion nach dem Evang. Johannes	1860-12-2525 Dec 1860	The society	Passion	106106	Contains the score (on 78 pages) for the Passion according to the evangelist John. The work is believed to have been composed by the German composer Georg Böhm. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
010X	Samson	1861-07-3131 Jul 1861	The society	Oratorio	330330	Contains the score (on 296 pages) for the oratorio Samson (HWV 57). The score includes a seven-page appendix. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
011XI	Trauerhymne auf den Tod der Königin Karoline	1861-12-011 Dec 1861	The society	Anthem	09696	Contains the score (on 81 pages) for the anthem Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline (HWV 264). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
012XII	Alexander's Fest	1862-01-1515 Jan 1862	The society	Ode	190190	Contains the score (on 162 pages) for the ode Alexander's Feast (HWV 75). The volume gives a subtitle for the work as oder die Macht der Tonkunst (meaning "or the Power of Music"). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
013XIII	Saul	1862-07-011 Jul 1862	The society	Oratorio	302302	Contains the score (on 286 pages) for the oratorio Saul (HWV 53). The score includes an 18-page appendix. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
014XIV	Krönungshymnen für König Georg II	1863-01-011 Jan 1863	The society	Anthem	138138	Contains the score (on 129 pages) for the four coronation anthems: Zadok the Priest (HWV 258), The King Shall Rejoice (HWV 260), My Heart is Inditing (HWV 261), and Let Thy Hand be Stengthened (HWV 259). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
015XV	Passion nach B. H. Brockes	1863-03-011 Mar 1863	The society	Passion	172172	Contains the score (on 155 pages) for the passion Brockes Passion (HWV 48). Contains the text of the work (with the English translation printed in the music). Following the foreword, there is an apology from the translator for the very feeble execution of his part of this work.
016XVI	Israel in Aegypten	1863-08-011 Aug 1863	The society	Oratorio	290290	Contains the score (on 279 pages) for the oratorio Israel in Egypt (HWV 54). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
017XVII	Josua	1864-03-011 Mar 1864	The society	Oratorio	213213	Contains the score (on 199 pages) for the oratorio Joshua (HWV 64). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
018XVIII	Die Wahl des Herakles	1864-05-011 May 1864	The society	Oratorio	112112	Contains the score (on 90 pages) for the oratorio The Choice of Hercules (HWV 69). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
019XIX	Belsazar	1864-11-011 Nov 1864	The society	Oratorio	294294	Contains the score (on 267 pages) for the oratorio Belshazzar (HWV 61). The score contains a six-page appendix. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
020XX	Sieg der Zeit und Wahrheit	1865-07-011 Jul 1865	The society	Oratorio	202202	Contains the score (on 168 pages) for the oratorio The Triumph of Time and Truth (HWV 71). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
021XXI	Instrumental-Concerte	1865-08-011 Aug 1865	The society	Concerto	139139	Contains the score (on 116 pages) of six concerti grossi (the "Opus 3" set) and various other instrumental concertos and works. The following works appear in the publication: Op. 3: HWV 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317 Oboe Concertos 1, 2, and 3: HWV 301, 302a, 287 Other: HWV 318 (concerto grosso), 302b (largo), 288 (violin concerto)
022XXII	Judas Maccabäus	1866-01-011 Jan 1866	The society	Oratorio	256256	Contains the score (on 231 pages) for the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus (HWV 63). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
023XXIII	Cäcilien-Ode	1866-10-1616 Oct 1866	The society	Ode	112112	Contains the score (on 87 pages) for the ode Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (HWV 76). The score contains an eight-page appendix. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
024XXIV	Il Trionfo del Tempo e dell Verità	1866-10-1616 Oct 1866	The society	Oratorio	130130	Contains the score (on 120 pages) for the oratorio The Triumph of Time and Truth (HWV 46b). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
025XXV	Dettinger Te Deum	1866-11-011 Nov 1866	The society	Canticle	118118	Contains the score (on 108 pages) for the canticle Dettingen Te Deum (HWV 283). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
026XXVI	Salomo	1867-12-011 Dec 1867	The society	Oratorio	334334	Contains the score (on 327 pages) for the oratorio Solomon (HWV 67). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
027XXVII	Kammermusik Sonate da Camera	1879-04-1515 Apr 1879	The society	Chamber music	216216	Contains the score (on 200 pages) for the "Opus 1", "Opus 2" and "Opus 5" sets of instrumental sonatas (as well as many other sonatas). The foreword is also written in English. Note that the number of sonatas in parts one, three, and four differ from the number indicated by the title of the section. Part I: Fifteen Solo sonatas: (The following are generally considered to be the Opus 1 works—including Chrysander's additions to Walsh's earlier publication. See individual works for more details.) HWV 379, 359b, 360, 361, 362, 363b, 364a, 365, 366, 367b, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373 Part II: Six Sonatas for two Oboes and Bass: HWV 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385 Part III: Nine Sonatas for two Violins &c and Bass: (Note that the Opus 2 numbering given below is considered the modern numbering, and not the opus numbers implied by Chrysander—which tend to be out by one.)^[16] HWV 386b (Op.2 No.1), 386a, 387 (Op.2 No.2), 392, 388 (Op.2 No.3), 389 (Op.2 No.4), 390a (Op.2 No.5), 391 (Op.2 No.6), 393, 394 Part IV: Six Sonatas for two Violins &c and Bass: (The following are considered to be the Opus 5 works Nos. 1–7.) HWV 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402
028XXVIII	12 Orgel – Concerte mit Orchester-Begleitung	1868-08-011 Aug 1868	The society	Concerto	158158	Contains the score (on 140 pages) of twelve organ concertos (the six organ concertos comprising the "Opus 4" set, and the six organ concertos comprising the "Opus 7" set). The following works appear in the volume:^[17] Opus 4: HWV 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294 Opus 7: HWV 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311
029XXIX	Debora	1869-03-011 Mar 1869	The society	Oratorio	292292	Contains the score (on 243 pages) for the oratorio Deborah (HWV 51). The score contains an eight-page appendix. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
030XXX	12 Grosse Concerte	1869-12-2020 Dec 1869	The society	Concerto	185185	Contains the score (on 180 pages) of twelve concerti grossi (the "Opus 6" set). The following works appear in the publication: Opus 6 (1–12): HWV 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330
031XXXI	Utrechter Te Deum und Jubilate	1869-12-011 Dec 1869	The society	Canticle	09595	Contains the score (on 87 pages) of the "Utrecht" Te Deum (HWV 278) and the score of the Utrecht" Jubilate (HWV 279). On page 44 is a reproduction of the last page of the Te Deum—in Handel's handwritting.
032XXXII	Italienische Duette und Trios	1870-05-011 May 1870	The society	Duets and Trios	122122	Contains the score (on 109 pages) of thirteen Italian Duets and two Italian Trios. The 1870 edition of the volume was a subset of the 1880 edition. All text of the works is given in both German and Italian (except for duet XIII which only has the Italian text against the score). The works included in the volume are:^[18] Duets: HWV 194, 198, 184, 180, 199, 178, 191, 196, 185, 197, 188, 183 (spurious), 193 Trios: HWV 201a, 200
032aXXXII^a	Italienische Duette und Trios	1880-08-011 Aug 1880	The society	Duets and Trios	190190	Contains the score (on 175 pages) of twenty-two Italian Duets and two Italian Trios. The 1880 edition is labelled "XXXIIa" (with the "a" being hand-written on the title page). All text of the works is given in both German and Italian. The 1880 edition of the volume was a superset of the 1870 edition and contains the following:^[18] Duets: HWV 182a, 182b, 183 (spurious), 187, 194, 198, 184, 180, 199, 178, 191, 196, 185, 197, 188, 193, 192, 189, 190, 181, 186, 179 Trios: HWV 201a, 200
033XXXIII	Alexander Balus	1870-06-011 Jun 1870	The society	Oratorio	233233	Contains the score (on 213 pages) for the oratorio Alexander Balus (HWV 65). Contains the text of the work (also in English).
034XXXIV	Psalem – Erster Band	1871-02-011 Feb 1871	The society	Anthem (Psalm)	315315	Contains the score (on 288 pages) for nine anthems (based on Psalms). The first (German: erster) of three volumes containing Psalm anthems. Contains the text of the works (also in English). With the exception of anthem V^B, all in the volume are considered part of the Chandos Anthems. The volume contains the following works:^[19] Anthem I: HWV 246; anthem II: HWV 247; Anthem III: HWV 248; Anthem IV: HWV 249^b; Anthem V^A: HWV 250^a; Anthem V^B: HWV 250^b; Anthem VI^A: HWV 251^b; Anthem VI^B: HWV 251^c; Anthem VI^C: HWV 251^a
035XXXV	Psalem – Zweiter Band	1871-10-1616 Oct 1871	The society	Anthem (Psalm)	314314	Contains the score (on 300 pages) for six anthems (based on Psalms). The second (German: zweiter) of three volumes containing Psalm anthems. Contains the text of the works (also in English). The first five anthems in the volume are considered part of the Chandos Anthems. The volume contains the following works:^[19] Anthem VII: HWV 252; Anthem VIII: HWV 253; Anthem IX: HWV 254; Anthem X: HWV 255; Anthem XI^A: HWV 256^a; Anthem XI^B: HWV 256^b
036XXXVI	Psalem – Dritter Band	1872-05-011 May 1872	The society	Anthem (Psalm)	269269	Contains the score (on 247 pages) for seven anthems (based on Psalms). The third (German: dritter) of three volumes containing Psalm anthems. Contains the text of the works (also in English). The last two anthems in the volume are placed in an appendix. The volume contains the following works:^[19] Anthem XII: HWV 257 (spurious); Anthem XIII (Wedding Anthem.^A): HWV 262; Anthem XIV (Wedding Anthem.^B): HWV 263; Dettingen Anthem: HWV 265; Foundling Hospital Anthem XVI: HWV 268; Anthem IV^A: HWV 249^a; Anthem VI^D: HWV 251^d
037XXXVII	Drei Te Deum	1872-12-2020 Dec 1872	The society	Canticle	150150	Contains the score (on 138 pages) of three works: the "Queen Caroline" Te Deum (HWV 280), the "Chandos" Te Deum (HWV 281), and another Te Deum (HWV 282). Contains the text of the works (also in English).
038XXXVIII	Lateinische Kirchenmusik	1872-12-2020 Dec 1872	The society	Church Music (Latin)	184184	Contains the score (on 172 pages) of seven works of Latin Church Music: I. Psalmus^A (Laudate pueri Dominum): HWV 236; II. Psalmus^B (Laudate pueri Dominum): HWV 237; III. Psalmus (Dixit Dominus): HWV 232; IV. Psalmus (Nisi Dominus): HWV 238; V. Salve Regina (HWV 241); VI. Motetto: HWV 242; VII. Alleluja Amen (I: HWV 272, II: HWV 273, III: HWV 274, IV: HWV 270, V: HWV 269, VI: HWV 271)
039XXXIX	La Resurrezione	1878-04-2020 Apr 1878	The society	Oratorio	100100	Contains the score (on 78 pages) of the oratorio La resurrezione (The resurrection) (HWV 47). A very brief foreword is also printed in English. Contains the text of the work (also in Italian).
040XL	Esther – Erste Bearbeitung	1882-04-2020 Apr 1882	The society	Oratorio	160160	Contains the score (on 139 pages) of the oratorio (masque) Esther (HWV 50a). Chrysander prints that the published version of the work was composed in 1720 (when it was probably 1718). Erste Bearbeitung meaning first revision. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
041XLI	Esther – Zweite Bearbeitung	1882-12-1515 Dec 1882	The society	Oratorio	203203	Contains the score (on 172 pages) of the oratorio Esther (HWV 50b). Contains an extensive foreword (also in English) about the differences between 50a and 50b (composed in 1732). Zweite Bearbeitung meaning second revision. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
042XLII	Joseph	1883-11-1515 Nov 1883	The society	Oratorio	286286	Contains the score (on 260 pages) of the oratorio Joseph (HWV 59). Contains the text of the work (also in English). The foreword is also in English. The score includes a one-page appendix.
043XLIII	Belegenheits-Oratorium	1884-11-1111 Nov 1884	The society	Oratorio	286286	Contains the score (on 267 pages) of the oratorio An Occasional Oratorio (HWV 62). Contains the text of the work (also in English). The foreword is also in English.
044XLIV	Jephtha	1886-05-3131 May 1886	The society	Oratorio	289289	Contains the score (on 260 pages) of the oratorio Jephtha (HWV 70). Contains the text of the work (also in English). The foreword is also in English.
044aXLIVa	Jephtha	1885-02-1515 Feb 1885	The society	Oratorio	276276	Contains the score (manuscript facsimile) (on 268 pages) of the oratorio Jephtha (HWV 70). Contains the score in Handel's original handwritting.
045XLV	Der Messias	1902-00-001902	Chrysander	Oratorio	334334	Contains the score (band 45) (on 317 pages) of the oratorio Messiah (HWV 56). Contains the text of the work (also in English). The foreword is also in English. Published by Max Seiffert after Chrysander's death (in 1901) but based on Chrysander's work.
045aXLVa	Messiah	1892-08-011 Aug 1892	Chrysander	Oratorio	350350	Contains the score (band 45a) (on 330 pages) of the oratorio Messiah (HWV 56). The foreword is also in English. Contains the score in Handel's original handwritting.
046aXLVIa	Ode für den Geburtstag der Königin Anna	1887-08-00Aug 1887	Chrysander	Ode	07070	Contains the score (on 54 pages) of the oratorio Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (HWV 74). Contains the text of the work (also in English). The foreword is also in English.
046bXLVIb	Alceste	1887-11-1111 Nov 1887	Chrysander	Masque	100100	Contains the score (on 87 pages) of the masque Alceste (HWV 45). Contains the text of the work (also in English). The foreword is also in English. The work contains a four-page appendix.
047XLVII	Wassermusik, Feuerwerksmusik Concerte und Doppelconcerte für grosses Orchester	1886-11-1111 Nov 1886	Chrysander	Concerto	291291	Contains the score (on 241 pages) of eight concertos including the various Water Music suites and the Music for the Royal Fireworks. The title of the volume translates as "Water music, fireworks, music concerts, and double concertos for large orchestra". The works contained in the volume are: Concerto in F major (HWV 342); Suite in F major: Water – Music (HWV 348, HWV 349, HWV 350). Note: Chrysander published in one suite what is now divided into three; Concerto A in F major (HWV 335^b), and Concerto B in D major (HWV 335^a). Note: these two concerti are versions of the overture to the Fireworks suite; Suite in D major: Firework – Music (HWV 351); Concerti a due cori I, II, and III (HWV 332, HWV 333, and HWV 334)
048XLVIII	Sammlung verschiedener Instrumental-Werke für Orgel und Klavier, Orchester-und Kammer-Musik	1894-09-011 Sep 1894	Chrysander	Instrumental	264264	Contains the score (on 247 pages) of a great deal of instrumental music. The title of the volume translates as "Collection of instrumental works for organ and piano, orchestral and chamber music". The works contained in the volume are: Erste Abtheilung (First Division): Concerto I (HWV 295); Concerto II (HWV 296a); Concerti III-VI (keyboard reductions of HWV 328, 319, 323, 324); Concerto (HWV 303); Concerto (HWV 304); Concerto (HWV 305); Zweite Abtheilung (Second Division): Overture to Oreste (HWV A¹¹); Overture to Alessandro Severo (HWV A¹³); Overture to Trionfo del Tempo (HWV 336); Sonata for viola da gamba (spurious); Sonata VI (HWV 364a); Sonata XVI (HWV 374); Sonata XVII (HWV 375); Sonata XVIII (HWV 376); Allegro (HWV 340); Minuet (? but one of the ones in the range 532–543); Largo (? HWV 342); March (HWV ?); March (HWV ?); Hornpipe (HWV 356); Dritte Abtheilung (Third Division): Suite – allemande and sarabande only (HWV 440); Suite – sarabande only (HWV 439); Suite – prelude only (HWV 437); Sonatina – sonatina only (HWV 475); Suite (HWV 449); Suite a Deux Clavecins (HWV 446); Suite (HWV 571); Suite (HWV 448); Partita (spurious); Sechs kleine Fugen (spurious); Lesson (?spurious); Overture to Pastor Fido (HWV 8); Aria from Radamisto (HWV 12); Aria from Rinaldo (HWV 7); 38 pages of William Babell's keyboard arrangement of the overture and nine arias from Rinaldo.
049XLIX	—	—	—	—	000	No publication was made.
050L	Cantate a voce solo e basso (Libro Primo)	1887-08-011 Aug 1887	Chrysander	Cantata	204204	Contains the score (on 188 pages) of 38 cantatas for solo voice and figured bass (note that cantata 6 is divided into HWV 91a and HWV 91b). The foreword is also in English. The following HWV numbers appear in the publication:^[20] HWV 77, 80, 84, 88, 90, 91a, 91b, 93, 102a, 100, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109a, 109b, 111a, 111b, 112, 114, 115, 116, 120b, 121b, 127a, 127b, 125b, 126c, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132c, 132a, 135b, 136a, 137, 133
051LI	Cantate a voce solo e basso (Libro Secondo)	1887-11-1111 Nov 1887	Chrysander	Cantata	186186	Contains the score (on 172 pages) of 35 cantatas for solo voice and figured bass. The foreword is also in English. The following HWV numbers appear in the publication:^[20] HWV 138, 139a, 139b, 139c, 141, 146, 144, 145, 147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 160a, 160b, 160c, 161a, 161b, 158a, 158b, 159, 162, 163, 164a, 167a, 168, 169, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 118
052ALII^A	Cantate con strumenti (Libro Primo)	1888-08-2020 Aug 1888	Chrysander	Cantata	192192	Contains the score (on 178 pages) of 15 cantatas for voice and instruments. The following HWV numbers appear in the publication:^[20] HWV 78, 81, 83, 119, 166, 89, 87, 124, 92, 97, 98, 99, 105, 110, 113
052BLII^B	Cantate con strumenti (Libro Secondo)	1889-08-1515 Aug 1889	Chrysander	Cantata	174174	Contains the score (on 159 pages) of 9 cantatas and 4 fragments for voice and instruments. The foreword is also in English. The following HWV numbers appear in the publication:^[20] HWV: 122, 134, 140, 143, 165, 170, 171, 173, 96, The publication has an appendix with the following four cantata fragments: HWV: a fragment with no HWV number (but added to Arresta il passo), 230, 132b, 123
053LIII	Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo. Serenata	1892-04-011 Apr 1892	Chrysander	Serenade	118118	Contains the score (on 100 pages) for the dramatic cantata (serenade) Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (HWV 72). The foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
054LIV	Parnasso in Festa. Serenata	1878-04-2020 Apr 1878	The Society	Serenade	146146	Contains the score (on 136 pages) for the serenade Parnasso in Festa (HWV 73). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (also in English).
055LV	Almira	1873-08-011 Aug 1873	The Society	Opera	132132	Contains the score (on 119 pages) for the opera Almira (HWV 1). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
056LVI	Rodrigo	1873-08-011 Aug 1873	The Society	Opera	113113	Contains the score (on 96 pages) for the opera Rodrigo (HWV 5). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
057LVII	Agrippina	1874-01-011 Jan 1874	The Society	Opera	154154	Contains the score (on 139 pages) for the opera Agrippina (HWV 6). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
058LVIII	Rinaldo	1874-01-011 Jan 1874	The Society	Opera	130130	Contains the score (on 115 pages) for the opera Rinaldo (HWV 7a). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
058aLVIIIa	Rinaldo	1894-10-011 Oct 1894	Chrysander	Opera	230230	Contains the score (on 214 pages) for the opera Rinaldo (contains both the HWV 7a and HWV 7b versions). The foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
059LIX	Il Pastor Fido	1876-08-011 Aug 1876	The Society	Opera	08888	Contains the score (on 72 pages) for the opera Il Pastor Fido (HWV 8a). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
060LX	Teseo	1874-08-011 Aug 1874	The Society	Opera	126126	Contains the score (on 112 pages) for the opera Teseo (HWV 9). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a one-page appendix.
061LXI	Silla	1875-01-3030 Jan 1875	The Society	Opera	07474	Contains the score (on 59 pages) for the opera Silla (HWV 10). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
062LXII	Amadigi	1874-08-011 Aug 1874	The Society	Opera	114114	Contains the score (on 100 pages) for the opera Amadigi di Gaula (HWV 11). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
063LXIII	Radamisto	1875-01-3030 Jan 1875	The Society	Opera	222222	Contains the score (on 207 pages) for the opera Radimisto (HWV 12). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
064LXIV	Muzio Scevola	1874-08-011 Aug 1874	The Society	Opera	08686	Contains the score (on 72 pages) for the opera Muzio Scevola (HWV 13). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
065LXV	Floridante	1876-01-1515 Jan 1876	The Society	Opera	152152	Contains the score (on 131 pages) for the opera Floridante (HWV 14). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a seven-page appendix.
066LXVI	Ottone	1881-10-1616 Oct 1881	The Society	Opera	158158	Contains the score (on 144 pages) for the opera Ottone (HWV 15). Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a twenty-one page appendix.
067LXVII	Flavio	1875-08-011 Aug 1875	The Society	Opera	09696	Contains the score (on 88 pages) for the opera Flavio (HWV 16). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
068LXVIII	Giulio Cesare	1875-08-011 Aug 1875	The Society	Opera	164164	Contains the score (on 156 pages) for the opera Giulio Cesare (HWV 17). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
069LXIX	Tamerlano	1876-08-011 Aug 1876	The Society	Opera	170170	Contains the score (on 156 pages) for the opera Tamerlano (HWV 18). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a twelve page appendix.
070LXX	Rodelinda	1876-01-1515 Jan 1876	The Society	Opera	138138	Contains the score (on 123 pages) for the opera Rodelinda (HWV 19). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a fifteen page appendix.
071LXXI	Scipione	1877-04-011 Apr 1877	The Society	Opera	154154	Contains the score (on 135 pages) for the opera Scipione (HWV 20). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a nineteen page appendix.
072LXXII	Alessandro	1877-04-011 Apr 1877	The Society	Opera	150150	Contains the score (on 136 pages) for the opera Alessandro (HWV 21). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a four-page appendix.
073LXXIII	Admeto	1877-10-011 Oct 1877	The Society	Opera	142142	Contains the score (on 128 pages) for the opera Admeto (HWV 22). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes an eight-page appendix.
074LXXIV	Riccardo Primo	1877-10-011 Oct 1877	The Society	Opera	140140	Contains the score (on 127 pages) for the opera Riccardo Primo (HWV 23). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a three-page appendix.
075LXXV	Siroe	1878-10-011 Oct 1878	The Society	Opera	118118	Contains the score (on 104 pages) for the opera Siroe (HWV 24). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
076LXXVI	Tolomeo	1878-10-011 Oct 1878	The Society	Opera	110110	Contains the score (on 95 pages) for the opera Tolomeo (HWV 25). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a seven-page appendix.
077LXXVII	Lotario	1879-08-011 Aug 1879	The Society	Opera	138138	Contains the score (on 124 pages) for the opera Lotario (HWV 26). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
078LXXVIII	Partenope	1879-08-011 Aug 1879	The Society	Opera	136136	Contains the score (on 126 pages) for the opera Partenope (HWV 27). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
079LXXIX	Poro	1880-04-1515 Apr 1880	The Society	Opera	132132	Contains the score (on pages) for the opera Poro (HWV 28). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a twenty-two page appendix.
080LXXX	Ezio	1880-04-1515 Apr 1880	The Society	Opera	130130	Contains the score (on 116 pages) for the opera Ezio (HWV 29). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
081LXXXI	Sosarme	1880-08-011 Aug 1880	The Society	Opera	126126	Contains the score (on 112 pages) for the opera Sosarme (HWV 30). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
082LXXXII	Orlando	1881-04-011 Apr 1881	The Society	Opera	127127	Contains the score (on 112 pages) for the opera Orlando (HWV 31). Contains the text of the work (in the score).
083LXXXIII	Arianna	1881-04-011 Apr 1881	The Society	Opera	130130	Contains the score (on 119 pages) for the opera Arianna (HWV 32). Contains the text of the work (in the score).
084LXXXIV	Terpsicore, Prologo, e la secondo versione dell Opera Il Pastor Fido	1890-11-1111 Nov 1890	Chrysander	Opera	134134	Contains the score (on 115 pages) for the opera Il pastor fido (HWV 8b and HWV 8c). The foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
085LXXXV	Ariodante	1881-10-1616 Oct 1881	The Society	Opera	154154	Contains the score (on 143 pages) for the opera Ariodante (HWV 33). Contains the text of the work (in the score).
086LXXXVI	Alcina	1868-08-011 Aug 1868	The Society	Opera	160160	Contains the score (on 150 pages) for the opera Alcina (HWV 34). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
087LXXXVII	Atalanta	1882-04-1515 Apr 1882	The Society	Opera	102102	Contains the score (on 92 pages) for the opera Atalanta (HWV 35). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
088LXXXVIII	Giustino	1883-04-1515 Apr 1883	The Society	Opera	130130	Contains the score (on 119 pages) for the opera Giustino (HWV 37). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
089LXXXIX	Arminio	1882-10-1515 Oct 1882	The Society	Opera	115115	Contains the score (on 104 pages) for the opera Arminio (HWV 36). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
090XC	Berenice	1883-04-1515 Apr 1883	The Society	Opera	114114	Contains the score (on 104 pages) for the opera Berenice (HWV 38). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score). The score includes a five-page appendix.
091XCI	Faramondo	1884-04-1515 Apr 1884	The Society	Opera	138138	Contains the score (on 128 pages) for the opera Faramondo (HWV 39). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
092XCII	Serse	1884-04-1515 Apr 1884	The Society	Opera	127127	Contains the score (on 123 pages) for the opera Serse (HWV 40). The brief foreword is also in English. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
093XCIII	Imeneo	1885-07-088 Jul 1885	The Society	Opera	124124	Contains the score (on 112 pages) for the opera Imeneo (HWV 41). Contains the text of the work (in the score).
094XCIV	Deidamia	1885-07-088 Jul 1885	The Society	Opera	154154	Contains the score (on 144 pages) for the opera Deidamia (HWV 42). Contains the text of the work (in the score).
s1Suppl. 1	Manificat von D. Erba	1888-08-011 Aug 1888	Chrysander	Magnificat	07474	Contains the score (on 64 pages) taken from a manuscript inscribed "Magnificat del R^d. Sig^r. Erba". Also contains two pages of hand-written manuscript. It is unclear whether the work is by Handel or whether Handel "borrowed" the work.^[21]
s2Suppl. 2	Te Deum von Francesco Antonio Urio	1902-02-099 Feb 1902	Chrysander	Te Deum	168168	Contains the score (on 160 pages) of a Te Deum by Francesco Antonio Urio. Published by Max Seiffert after Chrysander's death (in 1901) but based on Chrysander's work. Handel made use of parts of the Te Deum in several of his own works (including Israel in Egypt and the Dettingen Te Deum).
s3Suppl. 3	Serenata von Alessandro Stradella	1888-08-1515 Aug 1888	Chrysander	Serenata	06464	Contains the score (on 56 pages) of a serenata by Alessandro Stradella. Contains the text of the work (in the score).
s4Suppl. 4	Fünf italienische Duette von Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari	1892-02-2828 Feb 1892	Chrysander	Duets	09191	Contains the score (on 84 pages) of five Italian vocal duets with keyboard accompaniment by Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari.
s5Suppl. 5	Componimenti Musicali per il Cembalo von Gottlieb Muffat	1895-10-1616 Oct 1895	Chrysander	Keyboard	186186	Contains the score (on 165 pages) of Musical compositions for the harpsichord by Gottlieb Muffat. The volume contains seven main compositions and a two-page work entitled Particolari Segni delle Maniere. The volume contains seven pages of elaborate introduction in landscape format.
s6Suppl. 6	Octavia von Reinhard Keiser	1902-05-3131 May 1902	Chrysander	Opera	226226	Contains the score (on 216 pages) of the opera Octavia by Reinhard Keiser. Published by Max Seiffert after Chrysander's death (in 1901) but based on Chrysander's work. Contains the text of the work (in the score).

Unpublished

The following lists most of the HWV numbers not included in the Händelgesellschaft volumes:

Genre	HWV numbers not included in the Händelgesellschaft volumes
Opera	2, 3, 4, A2, A5, A11 and A13 (only the overtures published in volume 48), A14
Incidental music	43, 44, 218
Oratorio	46a
Cantata	79, 82, 85, 86, 94, 95, 102b, 117, 120a, 121a, 125a, 126a, 126b, 127c, 132d, 135a, 136b, 142, 149, 150, 154, 155, 158c, 161c, 164b, 167b, 177
Hymn	202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 284, 285, 286
Italian aria	211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227
English song	226, 228 (1 to 24)
German church cantata	229 (1 to 7)
Italian sacred cantata	233, 234
Latin church music	231, 235, 239, 240, 243, 244, 245, 276, 277
Anthem	251e, 266, 267
Concerto	296b, 297, 298, 299, 300, 343
Concerto Grosso	331, 331-1, 331-2
Orchestral	337, 338, 339, 341, 344, 345, 347, 352, 353, 354, 355, 413
Solo sonata	357, 358, 359a, 359b, 363a, 364b, 377, 378, 406, 407, 408, 409, 412, 419 (1 to 6), 420, 421
Trio sonata	390b, 395, 403, 404, 405
Wind ensemble	346, 410, 411, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 422, 423, 424
Keyboard	305b, 425, 443, 444, 445, 450, 451, 453, 454, 455, 456 (1 to 5), 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 482 (1 to 4), 484, 486, 487, 488, 489, 491, 492, 493, 495, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 572, 573, 576, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 601, 603, 604, 611, 612, A15 (1 to 37)

References

↑ Hicks, Anthony (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 785.
↑ Winton Dean, The New Grove Handel. NY: Norton, 1982, p. 116. ISBN 0-393-30086-2.
↑ History of the HHA
↑ gfhandel.org
↑ "Editions of Handel's Music" from gfhandel.org.
↑ Karl Franz Friedrich Chrysander Archived September 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.--October 1901 obituary from The Musical Times.
↑ "Editions of Handel's Music," op. cit..
↑ "Handel's Scores," at WBAI'S "Here Of A Sunday Morning" website.
↑ "Editions of Handel's Music," op. cit..
↑ Dean, op. cit., p. 117.
↑ "Handel's Scores," op. cit..,
↑ Dean, op. cit..
↑ Dean, op. cit., pp. 117 and p. 153 (work list reference to Handel trio sonata).
↑ "George Frederick Handel" entry in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition at 1911encyclopedia.org (LoveToKnow Classic Encyclopedia).
1 2 3 4 Hicks, Anthony (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2 ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 803–807.
↑ Hicks, Anthony (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 801.
↑ Hicks, Anthony (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2 ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 879–798.
1 2 Hicks, Anthony (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2 ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 793–794.
1 2 3 Hicks, Anthony (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2 ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 786–788.
1 2 3 4 Hicks, Anthony (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2 ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 788–792.
↑ The Life of Handel, Appendix W. The "Magnificat" in "Israel"

External links

George Frideric Handel - Complete Works Edition at IMSLP

George Frideric Handel

Operas	Handel's lost Hamburg operas Almira Florindo Rodrigo Agrippina Rinaldo Il pastor fido Teseo Silla Amadigi di Gaula Radamisto Muzio Scevola Floridante Ottone Flavio Giulio Cesare Tamerlano Rodelinda Scipione Alessandro Admeto Riccardo Primo Siroe Tolomeo Lotario Partenope Poro Ezio Sosarme Orlando Arianna in Creta Parnasso in festa Oreste Ariodante Alcina Atalanta Arminio Giustino Berenice Faramondo Alessandro Severo Serse Giove in Argo Imeneo Deidamia Acis and Galatea

Opera excerpts	"Lascia ch'io pianga" "Ombra mai fu" "Svegliatevi nel core" "Va tacito e nascosto"

Incidental music	The Alchemist Alceste

Oratorios	Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno / Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità / The Triumph of Time and Truth La resurrezione Brockes Passion Esther Deborah Athalia Saul Israel in Egypt L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato Messiah Structure Part I Part II Part III Samson Semele Joseph and his Brethren Hercules Belshazzar Occasional Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus Joshua Alexander Balus Susanna Solomon Theodora The Choice of Hercules Jephtha

Odes and masques	Aci, Galatea e Polifemo Acis and Galatea Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne Alexander's Feast Ode For St. Cecilia's Day

Cantatas	Agrippina condotta a morire or Dunque sarà pur vero Allor ch'io dissi addio Aure soavi e lieti Clori, Tirsi e Fileno Dalla guerra amorosa Del bell'idolo mio Apollo e Dafne O lucenti, o sereni occhi Ero e Leandro Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) Un' alma innamorata

Latin church music	Dixit Dominus Gloria Nisi Dominus Salve Regina

Anthems	As Pants the Hart Zadok the Priest The Ways of Zion Do Mourn / Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline Sing Unto God/Anthem for the Wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales Chandos Anthem No.1 /Jubilate in D Major "O, be joyful in the Lord" Wedding anthem for Princess Anne

Canticles	Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate Dettingen Te Deum Queen Caroline Te Deum

Oboe	Oboe Concerto No. 3 Oboe Concerto No. 1 Oboe Concerto No. 2

Works	Water Music Music for the Royal Fireworks

Flute, solo and XV solo sonatas	358 "Fitzwilliam" 359a 359b 360 361 362 363a 363b 364a 364b 365 366 367a 367b 368 369 370 371 372

Opus	Organ concertos, Op. 4 Organ concertos, Op. 7 Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 Concerti grossi, Op. 6

Other	Nabal Gideon Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)

Catalogs and collections	Handel Reference Database Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis Händel-Gesellschaft Hallische Händel-Ausgabe

Festivals	Göttingen Halle London

Related articles	Operas Compositions Letters and writings Will Handel at Cannons Handel House Museum Georg Händel

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